Election 2024 Manifesto round-up | Conservatives: Community Care

Commitments include giving local authorities a multi-year funding settlement to support social care and boosting mental health support

The Conservative Party has today launched its manifesto ahead of the General Election on 4 July 2024.

Community care-related commitments contained in Clear Plan, Bold Action, Secure Future include to -

• Support a high-quality and sustainable social care system, building on the additional investment of up to £8.6 billion over the last two years, by -
  • giving local authorities a multi-year funding settlement to support social care; and
  • taking forward the reforms in the People at the Heart of Care White Paper.

• Improve mental health support by -
  • expanding coverage of mental health support teams from 50 per cent to 100 per cent of schools and colleges in England by 2030;
  • opening early support hubs for those aged 11-25 in every local community by 2030;
  • increasing the planned expansion of NHS Talking Therapies by 50 per cent, supporting people with anxiety, stress and depression;
  • boosting the capacity of Individual Placement and Support for Severe Mental Illness by 140,000 places; and
  • passing a new law to provide better treatment and support for severe mental health needs in the first session of the next Parliament.

For more information, see Clear Plan, Bold Action, Secure Future from conservatives.com

See also the Conservative Party's commitments in relation to: Welfare Rights, Housing; and Employment.

NB - manifestos from the range of main parties include: Conservative: Clear Plan, Bold Action, Secure Future | Green: Real hope, real change | Labour: Change | Liberal Democrat: For a Fair Deal | Scotland: Alba: Yes to Scottish Independence | Scottish Conservative and Unionist: Focused on your priorities | Scottish Labour: Our National Recovery Plan | Scottish National Party: A future made in Scotland | Wales: Plaid Cymru: For fairness, for ambition, for Wales | Welsh Labour: Change | Northern Ireland: Alliance: Leading Change | Democratic Unionist Party: Making Northern Ireland Work | Sinn Fein: Strong Leadership, Positive Change | Social Democratic and Labour Party: An Election for Change

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